Central City News

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — Central Middle 7th grader Sara Olive was denied admission to her school on Thursday, Aug. 12 when Central schools’ Supt. Jason Fountain denied the family’s application for a religious exemption to wearing masks.  Fountain said he’s just following orders from the governor.   Sara’s mother Kim Powers […]

By Woody Jenkins, Editor, Central City News • CENTRAL — The Central City News provided wall-to-wall coverage of the meeting of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Wednesday, August 18 at the Claiborne Building next to the Capitol. The meeting was supposed to resolve the issue of whether parents or the governor would have […]

Cooking in Central will be taking bids for lawn maintenance on their property, Amazing Place, located at 10305 Blackwater Rd.  The property is approximately 13 acres more or less in size.   The scope of services will be: • Finish mower cut property every other week during growing season • Weed eat around pavilion, office […]

Two Central residents who serve on important committees of the Central Community School System have qualified to run in a Special Election to fill the unexpired term of Will Easley on the Central School Board from District 4.  Both are Republicans in the heavily-conservative district, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 3 to 1. Baton Rouge CPA […]

KATHLEEN SNYDER TURNS 100 –– Kathleen Snyder was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on July 24, 1921. She came to Louisiana through Ellis Island as a war bride. Her career was in nursing and she spent many years serving both locally and nationally representing nurses and better education for them all. She has been a […]

A series of public meetings is being held across East Baton Rouge Parish to gauge voters’ reaction to far-ranging proposed changes in the City-Parish Plan of Government. So far, one of the most significant changes — adding a 13th Metro councilman elected parishwide — doesn’t seem to be getting much traction. Metro Councilman Dwight Hudson […]

Central schools Supt. Jason Fountain told the Central City News that masks will not be required for adults or students in Central schools this fall. Meanwhile, the Baton Rouge Diocese will require unvaccinated persons in 3rd grade and above to wear masks indoors. The policy is  “Anyone who provides the school with acceptable medical verification […]

The Republican Party of Louisiana is sponsoring an Override the Vetoes Rally at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 19 on the steps of the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.  The Louisiana Legislature is expected to convene in a Veto Session at 12 noon the next day, Tuesday, July 20. Conservative leaders from across the state […]

By Woody Jenkins, editor, Central City News • BATON ROUGE — Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed 28 bills passed by the Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, including 12 conservative bills authored by Republican legislators who oppose much of Edwards’ agenda.  Edwards raised eyebrows by vetoing these bills: •To allow the Republican and […]

The annual Battle of Baton Rouge Commemorative Ceremony will be held in the Historic Magnolia Cemetery at Florida Boulevard and 19th Street,  on Saturday, August 7.  The event will mark the Battle of Baton Rouge during the Civil War, which took place on August 5, 1862. At 9 a.m., displays will include funeral memorabilia, Civil […]